琶

Information about character(s)

Radical: 玉
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: pá
Cantonese: paa4
JapaneseOn: HA BE
Korean: PHA
Vietnamese: bà

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: guitar-like instrument

CE-Dict: see 琵琶, pipa lute

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a four-stringed guitar or balloon-guitar

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《珡部》琶琵琶也。从珡巴聲。義當用枇杷。

康熙字典文字版 【午集上】【玉字部】琶
【唐韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤蒲巴切，音爬。琵琶。註詳上。　又【韻補】叶蒲波切，音婆。【白居易·小庭有月詩】菱角執笙簧，谷兒挾琵琶。紅綃信手舞，紫綃隨意歌。

CF-Dict: guitare

Han-De-Dict: (English: (mus. instr.))Laute (u.E.)